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Showing 30513060 of 3398 articles for Art. 19 déc. 2012

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…article 221-6 ; 2° Chapter II of Title II, with the exception of the first paragraph of article 222-19; 3° Chapters III, IV, V and VII of Title II;4° Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the same Code…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-37

…ut in this article continue to be met. The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 706-53-19 shall apply. The regional court for secure detention may also, in accordance with the procedures…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

…roll; 18° Article R. 60 relating to proof of identity in communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants; 19° The articles R. 61 and R. 62 relating to the electoral roll and its control; 20° Les articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D330-4

…nce with Article 10 of European Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998, as amended, on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems, before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…as and hydrofluoric acid; 17° Iodine, solid or vapour, excluding compounds; 18° Carbon oxychloride; 19° Paraquat; 20° Phosphorus, phosphorus pentafluoride, hydrogen phosphide (or hydrogen phosphorus);…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

…es in accordance with good practice; 18° Implementation of radiation protection rules for patients; 19° Contributing to the development of quality assurance programmes and the application of quality c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3

…height and weight; 8° Where applicable, the information required in application of article L. 162-19-1 of the Social Security Code and, where applicable, specified by the registration orders mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-43

…ccount if it represents only a negligible interest within the meaning of 2° of II of article L. 233-19 of the same code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-1

…Directives 2009/65/EC, 2009/138/EC and 2011/61/EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012, if that sponsor delegates the management of the portfolio of that undertaking to a portfolio m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, or if this decision is no longer in force. II. - The authorisation of a branch of a third-coun…

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